Local running: Lutheran grad Bitter sets US, world records

5:12 PM,
Dec. 24, 2013

A 2004 graduate of Manitowoc Lutheran, Zach Bitter broke the US record for fastest 100-mile time, clocking in at 11:47.21. He also set a world record by running the farthest, 101.66 miles, in a 12-hour stretch.

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Zach Bitter wasn't supposed to even run the Desert Solstice 24 Hour race in Phoenix on Dec. 14. After setting a U.S. and world record over the course of a little over 100 miles, he's glad he did.

A 2004 graduate of Manitowoc Lutheran, Bitter broke the U.S. record for fastest 100-mile time, clocking in at 11:47.21. He also set a world record by running the farthest, 101.66 miles, in a 12-hour stretch.

"It's pretty surreal," Bitter said of the accomplishments. "If I wasn't too beat up I thought I had a shot at the U.S. record but I didn't know about the world record till mile 91." ...